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Peter Lindsay Weir AM (born August 21, 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Gallipoli (1981), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989), Fearless (1993), The Truman Show (1998), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), and The Way Back (2010). He has received six Academy Award nominations, ultimately being awarded the Academy Honorary Award in 2022 for his lifetime achievement career.
Early in his career as a director, Weir was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990). Weir made his feature film debut with Homesdale and continued with the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981). Weir gained tremendous success with the multinational production The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).
After the success of The Year of Living Dangerously, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films covering most genres–many of them major box office hits–including Academy Award-nominated films such as the thriller Witness (1985), the drama Dead Poets Society (1989), the romantic comedy Green Card (1990), the social science fiction comedy-drama The Truman Show (1998) and the epic historical drama Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003). His final feature before his retirement was the well-received The Way Back (2010).
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Filmography
all 33
Movies 32
Director 14
self 11
Producer 4
Writer 1
TV Shows 1
The Way Back (2010)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
The Truman Show (1998)
Fearless (1993)
Green Card (1990)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Witness (1985)
Gallipoli (1981)
Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)
The Plumber (1979)
The Last Wave (1977)
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 (1975)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Incredible Floridas (1972)
Homesdale (1971)
Three to Go (1971)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1944-08-21 (80 years old)
Birth NamePeter Lindsay Weir
Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
SpouseWendy Stites
CitizenshipsAustralia
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Academy Honorary Award, Sitges Grand Honorary Award, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
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